Our Partnerships
Our partnership with Victoria University
Leading the future of inclusive learning: Dr Jacqueline Jennings (Chair, Futurity Education Foundation) and Professor Adam Shoemaker (Vice Chancellor, Victoria University) signing our new philanthropic grant agreement to provided $1.05 million over three years to fund the Centre of Impact for Thriving Childhoods.
Futurity Education Foundation is proud to be the founding philanthropic partner of Victoria University’s new Centre of Impact for Thriving Childhoods. Our largest philanthropic commitment to date, the partnership includes grant funding of up to $1.05 million over three years and reflects our shared ambition to develop evidence-based solutions to systemic challenges in education.
The Centre of Impact brings together research, policy and practice to develop place-based solutions informed by local communities and stakeholders. More than a funding arrangement, the collaboration is an active learning relationship. Futurity Education Foundation will participate in the Centre’s work, learn alongside Victoria University and help share the evidence and insights that emerge.
The partnership’s first focus is the Thriving Educators workstream, with an emphasis on early career teachers and mentoring. Teachers play a fundamental role in shaping student learning, confidence and aspiration. Supporting educators to develop, thrive and remain in the profession is essential to strengthening Australia’s education system.
Through this work, the Centre will investigate and test mentoring approaches for early career educators, building evidence about what works and what may have the potential to be taken further. By combining Victoria University’s research expertise with Futurity Education Foundation’s philanthropic commitment, the partnership aims to create impact beyond a single program and contribute to positive change across the Australian education system.
A key pillar of our philanthropic work is a 21-year partnership with The Smith Family.
The Smith Family have been working to improve the lives of children living in disadvantage for over 100 years.
Prior to Futurity Education Foundation being founded, Futurity Investment Group had been supporting The Smith Family since February 2004.
Over more than 20 years of support across both Futurity and more recently, Futurity Education Foundation, an incredible $837,000 has been donated to support the life changing work of The Smith Family.
Each year the Foundation funds 70 Learning for Life scholarships which provide students in need with financial support for education essentials, as well as personal support and access to practical learning programs.
Yalari was established in 2005 to fund scholarships to boarding schools for Indigenous students from remote and regional areas. The program was founded by Aboriginal man Waverley Stanley and his wife Llew Mullins to offer a program that goes beyond funding tuition and boarding costs, they provide cultural support to help students who leave their country and their mob to pursue their education.
Futurity Education Foundation’s partnership helps First Nations students to thrive, champions student learning and well being and supports culturally relevant education, language and curriculum. The three year partnership commenced in FY24 and covers 2 school scholarships and 3 pathways scholarships for First Nations students to attend university.
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF)
CEF was founded in Boorowa NSW in 1993 when a group of community members came together to raise funds for students who could not afford post school training or further education. Since then CEF has grown to more than 40 local foundations across New South Wales, the Northern territory, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
Futurity Education Foundation are providing 6 three year scholarships to assist regional and rural students facing disadvantage to attend university. The scholarships assist with the costs of living away from home as well as textbooks and laptops.
